Selling to governments

1. How to

• Federal Contractors Program 

  Your business has 100 employees or more and works on federal government contracts of $1 million or more? You must meet employment equity requirements.

• The procurement process 

  Contact Government of Canada departments and agencies for contracting opportunities, and promote your products and services to them.

• Doing business with NASA 

  Learn how to find opportunities and understand the procurement process of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

• How to prepare a bid 

  Use this guide to help you bid on government opportunities so that you can sell your goods or services to the government.

• Doing Business with the Ontario Government 

  Learn about Ontario's purchasing policies and how to sell your products and services to the government.

• Bid on opportunities: The bidding process 

  Find out about contract bidding opportunities and the bidding process used by Public Services and Procurement Canada.

• Promote yourself to government buyers 

  Find out how to increase your chances of becoming a supplier to the Government of Canada.

• Tender for a contract 

  Learn how to identify potential contracts, what to include in your bid and how to draft it to have the best chances of success.

• Price lists, estimates, quotations and tenders 

  Learn how to draw up a price list, prepare proposals and estimates, price a contract bid and present your prices to your customers.

• Standing offers 

  Register for a standing offer with the Government of Canada to get a chance to sell your goods or services to government departments.

• Supply arrangements 

  Become a pre-qualified supplier for the Government of Canada for certain goods and services.

• What the government buys 

  From airplanes to paper clips, the Government of Canada buys many products and services. Learn more about what you can sell to the Government of Canada.

• U.S. government procurement 

  Learn about the U.S. government procurement process, market evaluations and contracting opportunities at all levels of government.

• U.S. General Services Administration 

  Do business with the acquisition and procurement arm of the US federal government.

• Government procurement: international trade agreements 

  Get details on all the free trade agreements covering government procurement that Canada has signed, as well as agreements under negotiation.

• Selling to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) 

  All purchases made by the U.S. DoD that are valued at over $150,000 USD are made through the Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC).

2. Calls for tenders and promotion of your products and services

• Trade agreements — Government procurement 

  Learn about Canada's main trade agreements and how their procurement provisions may affect your procurement contract.

• Doing business in Canada 

  Find procurement opportunities for the federal, provincial and territorial governments.

• SIMAP — European public procurement 

  Find information on European public procurement and opportunities to do business with the European Union and its member states.

• SEAO Electronic Tendering System 

  Tender online for requests for proposals from the Government of Quebec.

• AusTender 

  Find Australian Government procurement opportunities.

• beta.SAM.gov  

  Find opportunities to sell your goods or services to the United States government.

• Contacts for GSIN Codes 

  Use this directory to identify and market yourself and your goods to purchasing managers in Public Works and Government Services Canada.

• PEI tender opportunities 

  Are you interested in doing business with the Government of PEI? Find links to open tenders on the Procurement Services website.

• Selling to the Manitoba Government 

  Extend your target market by selling to the Government of Manitoba.

• Selling to the Government of Quebec 

  Find the information you need to do business with the Government of Quebec and benefit from Quebec government contracts.

• Accelerated Growth Service 

  Does your company have annual sales of at least $5 million and show promising growth? You may be eligible for the CED support program.

• Selling to the BC Government 

  Every year, the BC Government buys a wide range of goods and services from businesses of all sizes and types. Your business could be one of them.

• MERX — Canadian Public Tenders 

  Find opportunities to sell your products or services to governments and other organizations using the MERX system.

• Agreement on Ontario-Quebec Construction Labour Mobility 

  Under this agreement, you are ensured equal treatment when bidding or working on construction projects in Ontario and Quebec.

• Alberta Purchasing Connection 

  Find opportunities to sell your products or services to the Government of Alberta and to other agencies.

• Indigenous Business Directory 

  You can search for or register an Indigenous business in this directory of suppliers.

• Procurement Services (Nova Scotia) 

  Find tender notices for goods, services and construction work from Nova Scotia government departments and public sector organizations.

• Procurement — Yukon Government 

  You can access information on selling goods and services to the Yukon government.

• Centralized Professional Services ePortal 

  If you are a professional or a specialist, you can register your business in this database to conduct business with the Government of Canada.

• Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business 

  If you are Aboriginal and want to sell your goods or services to the government, find out how to apply for government contracts.

• SaskTenders 

  Use this system to have full access to all government of Saskatchewan requests for tenders.

• Canadian Commercial Corporation 

  If you are pursuing contracts with foreign governments, the Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC) can help.

• Office of Small and Medium Enterprises 

  Get information about selling your goods and services to the Government of Canada.

• Become an exporter 

  Get help accessing contracts for infrastructure or defence materials and services from foreign governments.

• Tenders — Selling to the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador 

  Find out how you can bid on opportunities for selling goods and services to the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador.

• Tenders — Government of Canada 

  Find opportunities to sell your products or services to the Federal Government through buyandsell.gc.ca.

• Doing business with the Government of Nunavut 

  Find out how your Inuit- or Nunavut-owned business can provide goods and services to the Government of Nunavut.

• Innovative Solutions Canada 

  Want to develop an innovative product for a department or agency of the Government of Canada? Apply for funding to help solve GOC challenges.

• Innu Business Development Centre 

  Promote your company in the Innu Business Registry and find Innu businesses that are offering the goods and services you need.

• Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS) 

  If you are an innovator with ideas about solving defence and security challenges, you could get funding to develop your proposal.

• Procurement Services – New Brunswick Opportunities Network 

  Find opportunities to sell your goods and services to government and other public sector bodies.

• Contract Services 

  You can access information on Government of Yukon's contracting process and find out about current and anticipated tenders.

• Pre-Qualified Innovations 

  Learn about the process when submitting your proposal for the Build in Canada Innovation Program.

• Register as a supplier 

  Do you want to sell to the Government of Canada? Find out how to register as a supplier and add your business to the database.

3. Filing a complaint